Keeping Your Brain Young | Dr. David Sinclair & Serena Poon | Optimize Longevity

What you can do to improve your mental wellness today and prevent neurological decline.
In Part Seven of our Instagram LIVE super series, ‪@LifespanOfficial‬ and ‪@ChefSerenaPoon‬ chat about nutrition, supplements, exercise, and lifestyle habits that contribute to mental wellness + brain longevity as well as overall longevity. On these lives we aim to talk about what to do to keep the whole body young! Even though this upcoming conversation is all about THE BRAIN, there is a lot holistically that contributes to a youthful brain.

If you haven't listened to Episode 7 of David's Lifespan Podcast called, "Aging & The Brain", there's a lot to learn before we dive in even deeper on this IG LIVE! Listen and then watch this video.

IN THIS IG LIVE REPLAY WE COVER:
Review of what we know today about brain aging & ways to measure that
What can I do today to measurably reverse the age of my brain?
What are the best exercise, nutrition, and lifestyle tips for long-term brain health?
How do metformin & NAD boosters affect long-term brain health?

Intro (0:53)
What causes brain aging and how quickly the brain ages (03:19)
What are contributing factors to brain aging? (05:31)
Supplements to stop brain aging and how do they work. Metformin, Coq10, alpha lipoic acid, carnitine, PQQ, ubiquinol (07:50)
Omega fatty acids, foods that contain Omega fatty acids (14:27)
Magnesium for brain health (15:52)
How NMN helps your brain (16:52)
How you can improve your blood flow in addition to supplements. (17:46)
How to maintain your brain health with supplements (18:27)
Study of Mediterranean diet and cognitive performance (20:04)
What foods and vitamins are in mediterranean diet (20:57)
What is in David Sinclair's fridge (21:39)
What is in Serena's diet and the science behind it (22:44)
How drinking matcha every day will decrease your risk of dementia (30:54)
Wild blueberries vs regular blueberries. (31:29)
Adaptogens for brain health (32:01)
PQQ for the mitochondria boost. Foods that contain PQQ (33:09)
How sleep affects your brain longevity 35:10
Proteins in your brain that go up as we age and how to deal with them (36:50)
Sleep tips (38:46)
Meditation (45:08)
How to get started with meditation (16:47)
Transcendental meditation and its benefits (18:19)


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About your Optimize Longevity hosts:
Serena Poon, CN, CHC, CHN | Celebrity Chef, Nutritionist, & Expert in Longevity Wellness
Dr. David Sinclair, PhD, AO | Harvard Professor & Author of NYT best seller Lifespan

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